Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNV8JV4G4S55480 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 24, 2024
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5PVNV8JV4G4S55480
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5PV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NV8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
S55480

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
HINO

Prefix basis · 821 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 821 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HINO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Conventional Type Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2023 – Jul 24, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2024COIII · Driver-only0VIKINGS LLC 3296172BD90982/MI
Apr 8, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0VIKINGS LLC 3296172BD55506/MI
Mar 10, 2024COIII · Driver-only0WOLF PROTECTION INC 3442888BD55506/MI
Feb 20, 2024SDII · Walk-around0WOLF PROTECTION INC 3442888BD55506/MI
Feb 6, 2024KYI · Full0WOLF PROTECTION INC 3442888BD55506/MI
Jan 20, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0VIKINGS LLC 3296172BD55506/MI
Jan 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around8WOLF PROTECTION INC 3442888BD55506/MI
Aug 22, 2023TXI · Full1WOLF PROTECTION INC 3442888BD55506/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIKINGS LLC3296172Jan 20, 2024Jul 24, 20243IN
WOLF PROTECTION INC3442888Aug 22, 2023Mar 10, 20245IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
BD90982MIVIKINGS LLCJul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241
BD55506MIVIKINGS LLCJan 20, 2024Apr 8, 20242
BD55506MIWOLF PROTECTION INCAug 22, 2023Mar 10, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026